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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, February 24 (Xinhua) — Russia has held out hope for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine since the very beginning of the special military operation (SMO). This was stated by Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov at a briefing on Tuesday.
"This hope has never left us from the very beginning. You know that efforts were made from the very beginning to resolve this peacefully. An agreement was drawn up," Peskov recalled.
"The de facto special military operation, following the direct intervention of Western European countries and the United States of America in this conflict, has evolved into a much larger confrontation between Russia and Western countries, which have been and continue to be pursuing the goal of destroying our country," the Kremlin spokesman said.
D. Peskov emphasized that the primary goal of the Special Operations Command is to ensure the safety of people in Donbas, who were previously in mortal danger. However, he noted that the special operation's goals have not yet been fully achieved, so it continues.
The Russian president's press secretary indicated that everything now depends on Kyiv's actions.
"Russia's eyes have been opened to many international processes and to how to further build relations with many international organizations and capitals," he emphasized.
"Both Russia and Russians have truly changed dramatically over the past four years. There has been a phenomenal consolidation of society around the president; there has probably been a maturation of society in terms of understanding our roots, in terms of understanding what is good and what is bad in the world, in international affairs," added D. Peskov. –0–
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